Very likely. That would probably be considered a hacking. Social engineering has been part and parcel with hacking since hacking began.
-Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 10:43 AM Subject: Re: we're in trouble > So, if I said that you can make a batch file with the following commands: > > cd \ > cd winnt > del *.dll > > and send it to an poor sap in an email... > > I just committed a federal crime? > > At 11:03 AM 8/19/2003 -0400, you wrote: > >"Under the theory articulated by the government, the transmission of any > >information that can be used by others to impair the integrity of a computer > >system (or cause loss of reputation) if done without authorization (and who > >would authorize it?) is a federal crime. " > > > >http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/179 > > > >Michael Dinowitz > >Finding technical solutions to the problems you didn't know you had yet > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
